Leah Shafer
Leah Shafer is a content and social media specialist, as well as a Dallas native, who lives in Richardson with her family. In her sixth-grade yearbook, Leah listed "interior designer" as her future profession. Now she writes about them, as well as all things real estate, for CandysDirt.com.
It’s no secret that North Texas is home to some seriously talented home construction and design pros. So when Houzz announced their 2016 award winners, it was no surprise to see Dallas-Fort Worth professionals making a huge splash. The awards are based on an annual survey and analysis of more than 35 million monthly Houzz users, and…
Ready for some atomic-era allure? Check out our Tuesday Two Hundred at 936 Peavy Rd. This East Dallas Midcentury is in the Lake Gardens neighborhood, near East Lake Highlands Drive. It’s a three bedroom with one full bath and one half, and 1,110 square feet, built in 1956. The exterior is all about Midcentury charm—look at…
Every summer in Texas, there’s a collective groan as people start getting their electricity bills. It can be downright painful to shell out hundreds of dollars to cool our homes and fuel appliances, devices, and energy-eating apparatuses. A Houston-based technology company called Energy Ogre is taking aim at high electricity prices using an innovative approach.…
Every week, we’re featuring five fantastic open houses in Dallas (and suburbs from time to time) here at CandysDirt. This week, we’ve found an exceptional group of homes on the market now. They range in price from $365,000 to $760,000. You’ll find everything from one of the best Tudor renovations we’ve seen in Hollywood/Santa Monica, to a…